Tinexta — Boosting presence in high-growth Cyber Security

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Tinexta — Boosting presence in high-growth Cyber Security

Tinexta’s binding agreement to acquire an initial 20% stake in Defence Tech Holding (DTH) will provide a significant presence in a new client vertical (government/defence) for its Cyber Security business unit. DTH’s major assets include proprietary technology in an industry with a high security requirement, and ownership of authorisation centres to uphold Italy’s national security protocol, implying strong barriers to entry.

Russell Pointon

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Russell Pointon

Director, Consumer

TMT

Tinexta

Boosting presence in high-growth Cyber Security

Acquisition of stake in Defence Tech Holding

Professional services

5 January 2023

Price

€22.98

Market cap

€1,085m

Net debt (€m) at 30 September 2022

139.1

Shares in issue

47.2m

Free float

34%

Code

TNXT

Primary exchange

Euronext STAR Milan

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

Business description

Tinexta has three divisions: Digital Trust, solutions to increase trust in digital transactions; Innovation & Marketing Services, services to help clients develop their businesses; and Cyber Security, services to help digital transformation.

Analysts

Russell Pointon

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Max Hayes

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Tinexta is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Tinexta’s binding agreement to acquire an initial 20% stake in Defence Tech Holding (DTH) will provide a significant presence in a new client vertical (government/defence) for its Cyber Security business unit. DTH’s major assets include proprietary technology in an industry with a high security requirement, and ownership of authorisation centres to uphold Italy’s national security protocol, implying strong barriers to entry.

Year end

Revenue
(€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(€)

DPS
(€)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/20

269.0

58.4

0.85

0.26

27.1

1.1

12/21

301.5**

70.4

1.02

0.30

22.5

1.3

12/22e

365.3

67.4

0.88

0.29

26.1

1.3

12/23e

408.2

83.7

1.09

0.29

21.1

1.2

12/24e

455.8

98.9

1.31

0.36

17.5

1.6

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments. **Pro forma for disposal of Credit Information & Management.

Tinexta has announced a binding agreement to acquire an initial 20% stake in DTH for c €25m (€4.9/share) in cash with expected completion in H123. Tinexta has the option to increase its stake by a further c 40% in FY24 at an agreed 12x FY23 adjusted EBITDA plus pro forma net debt, which would force a public takeover bid and lead to its stake increasing to 85% if successful (with a 15% minority held by management) and subsequent delisting of DTH’s shares, or exiting the investment. The transaction is notable as it is Tinexta’s first acquisition of a stake in a listed company. DTH was founded in 2010 and listed in October 2021.

DTH has three key operating companies with different expertise: Donexit (technologies and products to protect critical national infrastructure), Foramil (security infrastructure for the military and civil sectors) and Next (systems design and development for defence and space segments) with a domestic focus. The group’s main exposure is to government spending (79% of revenue in FY21).

DTH reports using Italian accounting standards and therefore its financial statements may not be directly comparable to Tinexta’s. Consensus (source: Refinitiv) currently estimates that DTH has a revenue CAGR of 20% in FY21–24 (€19m in FY21 to €33m in FY24) and an EBITDA CAGR of 25% (€6.7m in FY21 to €13m in FY24). The growth rate is similar to Tinexta’s guidance for its existing Cyber Security division (19% in FY2124 from €73m in FY21). DTH’s estimated FY24 EBITDA margin (c 39%) is significantly higher than Cyber Security’s (we forecast c 19%) given DTH’s greater exposure to higher-margin ‘products’ than ‘services’. Tinexta’s management is confident that revenue synergies will enhance expected growth rates for both entities. DTH’s adjusted EBITDA margin improved significantly from 20.5% in FY20 to 37.0% in H122 as product revenue grew. Note that for our EBITDA margin calculation we use ‘revenue from sales and services’ and ‘other revenues and income’ as disclosed by DTH as the denominator (which is consistent with Refinitiv consensus) rather than value of production, as disclosed by the company, which includes changes in, eg working capital items. Following positive free cash generation of €0.5m in FY20, DTH generated negative free cash flow of €7m in the 18 months through H122 due to investment to support growth.

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